Maykop weather in February

In February, Maykop sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 30 min at the start of February to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Maykop's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maykop's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10th warmest
Overnight low
-4°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 06 min
7:30 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
66%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
2.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.4
out of 10

Maykop is city in the south of Russia.

Density
461/km²
people per km²
Founded
1857

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical February day in Maykop reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -3°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 5°C cooler than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-4
24-4
34-4
44-4
55-4
65-4
75-4
85-4
95-4
105-4
115-4
125-4
135-4
146-4
156-4
166-4
176-3
186-3
196-3
206-3
217-3
227-3
237-2
247-2
257-2
268-2
278-2
288-2

How February really feels in Maykop

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
28
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Maykop weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°6911.3790.0
Feb / -4°539.65.310.10.4
Mar10° / 71124.411.62.3
Apr16° / 7011.90.513.24.8
May21° / 10°9513.80.114.66.0
Jun25° / 14°8713015.36.5
Jul28° / 17°649.10156.6
Aug28° / 16°558.6013.96.5
Sep24° / 12°618.3012.37.4
Oct18° / 738.90.210.75.9
Nov11° / 729.52.49.42.7
Dec / -3°7310.868.70.3

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23169
33268
43367
53466
63565
73565
83664
93763
103862
113862
123862
133862
143862
153862
163763
173763
183763
193763
203664
213565
223565
233466
243466
253565
263466
273466
283466

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Maykop gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 35% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13924
23924
33823
43822
53722
63621
73621
83521
93520
103420
113420
123320
133319
143319
153319
163319
173319
183319
193419
203419
213419
223519
233519
243519
253619
263619
273719
283719

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100

Wind in February

Winds average 11 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min at the start of February to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:47 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.57:475:19
29.67:465:20
39.67:455:22
49.77:445:23
59.77:435:25
69.77:425:26
79.87:405:27
89.87:395:29
99.97:385:30
109.97:375:32
1110.07:355:33
1210.07:345:34
1310.17:335:36
1410.17:315:37
1510.17:305:39
1610.27:285:40
1710.27:275:41
1810.37:255:43
1910.37:245:44
2010.47:225:46
2110.47:215:47
2210.57:195:48
2310.57:185:50
2410.67:165:51
2510.67:145:52
2610.77:135:54
2710.77:115:55
2810.87:095:56

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 2.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.0Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.1Moderate
42.1Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.4Moderate
112.4Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.5Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Maykop?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Maykop.

What to pack for Maykop in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Maykop sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Maykop in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Maykop peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Maykop?

Maykop sits at 44.6°N, 40.1°E, 228 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Belorechensk, 26 km away.

Topography around Maykop

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Maykop.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Maykop has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m around an average of 228 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,754 m.

The land around Maykop is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
143 m
16 km
394 m
80 km
2,754 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Belorechensk 26 km · Giaginskaya 28 km · Apsheronsk 34 km · Kurganinsk 49 km · Khadyzhensk 49 km · Labinsk 50 km · Mostovskoy 59 km · Ust’-Labinsk 75 km

Russia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,547
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
12
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
other Christian 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Maykop (44.6079°, 40.1024°, elevation 228 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).